Wake Forest 88 No. 8 Louisville 81 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- John Collins and his double-double (25 points, 11 rebounds) carried Wake Forest to an upset over conference foe, Louisville last night. Trying to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010, Keyshawn Woods played an immense role as he contributed 20 points for the Demon Deacons. Leading the efforts for … [Read more...] about NCAA Top 25 roundup: Wake rising, Gators eat and Bonzie’s double-double
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Hart, Nova control game vs Wake Forest, move on
Friday night's action in men's top 25. #3 VILLANOVA 96 WAKE FOREST 77 Senior guard Josh Hart led Villanova with 30 points, four rebounds and three steals. Wake Forest's leading scorer was sophomore forward John Collins, who had 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks. Nova improves to 4-0 while Wake Forest takes their first loss of the season and is now 3-1. #5 NORTH … [Read more...] about Hart, Nova control game vs Wake Forest, move on
Hot-shooting Wake Forest tops Bucknell 94-74
Courtesy of BucknellBison.com WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Keyshawn Woods scored a game-high 22 points and epitomized Wake Forest’s hot shooting night by hitting five of six from the 3-point arc, leading the Demon Deacons to a 94-74 victory over Bucknell on Sunday afternoon at LJVM Coliseum. Zach Thomas led four Bison in double figures with 16 points. Kimbal Mackenzie added 15 … [Read more...] about Hot-shooting Wake Forest tops Bucknell 94-74
Mandell Thomas, T.J. Cline and the A10 Slate
Sunday's results in Atlantic 10 men's basketball. Compiled by Austin Speaker Maryland-Eastern Shore 78, Duquesne 69 It's not Halloween, but Michael Myers strikes as he leads MD-E Shore to win over Dukes. Wake Forest 65, Richmond 63 Thomas tips in buzzer-beating game-winner for Demon Deacons in nail-biter. Fordham 74, Howard 59 Four Rams reach double figures in rout over … [Read more...] about Mandell Thomas, T.J. Cline and the A10 Slate
Langel, Colgate and the fragile game
By Paul Gotham BETHLEHEM, PA. -- You’ll have to forgive Colgate Raiders head coach Matt Langel if he accentuates the precious nature of a basketball game. After all 2013-14 is fresh on the mind of the fourth-year coach - a season when his Raiders dropped 11 of 12 Patriot League games by single digits. Three of those setbacks were of single-possession nature and another came … [Read more...] about Langel, Colgate and the fragile game